All American Dream Dolls - Hardcover

Haynes, David

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42 ratings by Goodreads

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1571310150 ISBN 13: 9781571310156

Publisher: Milkweed Editions, 1997

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Named one of the twenty best young American novelists by Britain's Granta magazine, the author offers a comic novel about a wistful, restless young black woman who becomes involved in her sister's beauty pageant. 20,000 first printing. Tour. IP.

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Review:

"Deneen is as sharp and witty as Savannah from Waiting to Exhale....Do Terry McMillan's fans have a big, warm Oprah-style hug waiting for Deneen?"-St. Louis Post-Dispatch

"One of the [year's] smartest books."-Chicago Tribune
One of the [year's] smartest books."- -- Chicago Tribune "Chicago Tribune" (12/31/1999)

"Wickedly funny...a marvelous and easy-to-read book that won't disappoint."-Quarterly Black Review
"Haynes [has] talents as a truly comic writer and observer of pop culture."
-The Washington Post Book World
"A wildly funny, realistic look at beauty pageants, sibling rivalry, self-esteem, and growing up...Highly recommended."-Library Journal
"Deneen is as sharp and witty as savannah from Waiting to Exhale....Do Terry McMillan's fans have a big, warm Oprah-style hug waiting for Deneen?"-St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"Deneen Wilkerson is the most amazing creation yet in David Haynes' distinguished line of memorable female characters....one of the best chroniclers of black lives today." -Black Media News
One of the [year''s] smartest books."- -- Chicago Tribune "Chicago Tribune" (12/31/1999)

One of the [year''s] smartest books."---Chicago Tribune"Chicago Tribune" (12/31/1999)

About the Author:

David Haynes is currently a teacher-in-residence at the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards in Washington, D.C.

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